Baseline Budget Projections : A Discussion of Issues.

Examines issues related to CBO baseline budget projections to estimate revenues and outlays of the budget. Covers limitations in CBO baseline projections related to baseline treatment of discretionary spending and expiring tax provisions, accuracy of CBO forecasts, and specific problems in pay-as-yo...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Budget > United States. Expenditures, Public. Debts, Public. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Examines issues related to CBO baseline budget projections to estimate revenues and outlays of the budget. Covers limitations in CBO baseline projections related to baseline treatment of discretionary spending and expiring tax provisions, accuracy of CBO forecasts, and specific problems in pay-as-you go funding method of social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Examines budget deficit and effects of alternative assumptions on budget baseline projections.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.